[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 37 (Thursday, March 14, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S1852-S1853]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   EXECUTIVE AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

  The following communications were laid before the Senate, together 
with accompanying papers, reports, and documents, and were referred as 
indicated:

       EC-812. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Tetrachlorvinphos; Extension of Time-Limited Interim 
     Pesticide Tolerances'' (FRL No. 9380-9) received in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 12, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
       EC-813. A communication from the Acting Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Personnel and Readiness), transmitting a report on 
     the approved retirement of General James N. Mattis, United 
     States Marine Corps, and his advancement to the grade of 
     general on the retired list; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-814. A communication from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Acquisition, Technology and Logistics), transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Economic Development 
     Conveyances Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Armed 
     Services.
       EC-815. A communication from the Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the Annual Report of the 
     Reserve Forces Policy Board for 2012; to the Committee on 
     Armed Services.
       EC-816. A communication from the Chief Counsel, Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency, Department of Homeland Security, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Final Flood Elevation Determinations'' ((44 CFR Part 67) 
     (Docket No. FEMA-2013-0002)) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 11, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
       EC-817. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Ohio; Cleveland-Akron-Lorain and Columbus 1997 8-Hour 
     Ozone Maintenance Plan Revisions to Approved Motor Vehicle 
     Emissions Budgets'' (FRL No. 9790-2) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 12, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-818. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Implementation Plans; Georgia; 
     Control Techniques Guidelines and Reasonably Available 
     Control Technology'' (FRL No. 9791-1) received in the Office 
     of the President of the Senate on March 12, 2013; to the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-819. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of State Implementation Plans; 
     Idaho'' (FRL No. 9791-2) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 12, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-820. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Approval and Promulgation of Air Quality Implementation 
     Plans; Indiana; Consent Decree Requirements'' (FRL No. 9789-
     9) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on 
     March 12, 2013; to the Committee on Environment and Public 
     Works.
       EC-821. A communication from the Director of the Regulatory 
     Management Division, Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
     ``Revision to Ambient Nitrogen Dioxide Monitoring 
     Requirements'' (FRL No. 9789-2) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 12, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Environment and Public Works.
       EC-822. A communication from the Chief of the Publications 
     and Regulations Branch, Internal Revenue Service, Department 
     of the Treasury, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 
     a rule entitled ``Work Opportunity Tax Credit Transition 
     Relief'' (Notice 2013-14) received in the Office of the 
     President of the Senate on March 11, 2013; to the Committee 
     on Finance.
       EC-823. A communication from the Assistant Secretary, 
     Bureau of Political-Military Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, an addendum to a 
     certification, transmittal number: DDTC 13-011, of the 
     proposed sale or export of defense articles and/or defense 
     services to a Middle East country regarding any possible 
     affects such a sale might have relating to Israel's 
     Qualitative Military Edge over military threats to Israel; to 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-824. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the 
     notification that groups designated by the Secretary of State 
     as Foreign Terrorist Organizations will be published in the 
     Federal Register; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-825. A communication from the Acting Assistant 
     Secretary, Legislative Affairs, Department of State, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to overseas 
     surplus property; to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
       EC-826. A communication from the Executive Analyst 
     (Political), Department of Health and Human Services, 
     transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy 
     in the position of Assistant Secretary for Planning and 
     Evaluation, Department of Health and Human Services, received 
     in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 12, 
     2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-827. A communication from the Deputy Director for 
     Policy, Legislative and Regulatory Department, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
     the report of a rule entitled ``Benefits Payable in 
     Terminated Single-Employer

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     Plans; Interest Assumptions for Paying Benefits'' (29 CFR 
     Part 4022) received during adjournment of the Senate in the 
     Office of the President of the Senate on March 8, 2013; to 
     the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-828. A communication from the Director of Regulations 
     and Policy Management Staff, Food and Drug Administration, 
     Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, 
     pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food and 
     Color Additives; Technical Amendments'' (Docket No. FDA-2012-
     N-0010) received in the Office of the President of the Senate 
     on March 11, 2013; to the Committee on Health, Education, 
     Labor, and Pensions.
       EC-829. A communication from the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
     entitled ``Evaluation Findings--Performance Improvement 2011-
     2012''; to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and 
     Pensions.
       EC-830. A communication from the Principal Deputy Assistant 
     Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department 
     of Justice, transmitting, pursuant to law, the fourth quarter 
     of fiscal year 2012 quarterly report of the Department of 
     Justice's Office of Privacy and Civil Liberties; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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